Simon Peter Zanga, the project supervisor from Geomax Engineering Company has confirmed the delayed payment, saying that they are waiting for the ministry to disburse the money so that they can also start paying their workers.
The porters who worked at
Bubungi Health Centre III in Bushika Sub-county Bududa district have staged a demonstration
protesting the delayed payment of their wages.
They claim that Geomax Engineering Company, which was contracted
by the Ministry of Health to carry out renovation at expansion works at the
facility owes them more than Shillings 10million.
The health ministry contracted Geomax
Engineering Company to construct a maternity ward, a three-stanza pit latrine, placenta pit, medical
works pit, and renovation of the outpatient department (OPD) at the same
facility. The Shillings 467
million projects, which
started in March 2019, is nearing completion.
However, the workers
who did work at the site like mixing concrete and building among other works are crying foul over delayed pay. Some of the porters like Deo
Wamboyo, Agnes Nabuduwa also Known as small, and Sam Namondo accuse the project Supervisor from Geomax Engineering Company of the delayed payment, saying that they expected
to get money to sustain their families especially during this
time Christmas period in
vain.
Simon Peter Zanga, the project supervisor from Geomax Engineering Company has
confirmed the delayed payment, saying that they are
waiting for the ministry to disburse the money
so that they can also start paying their workers.
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Issa Bukoma, the Bududa district Engineer promised to convene
a meeting with the contractors to chart a way
forward. Milton Kamoti Wasunguyi, the Bududa LC V Chairperson has also promised to follow
up on the matter so that the workers are paid their money.
Andrew Nakhaboya
Freelancer